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April 07, 2005
N16.13 W61.32, Pointe à Pitre, Guadeloupe
We arrived on time and on schedule for our appointment for repairs at Amel in Guadeloupe.
Guadeloupe is the largest of the Leeward Islands, and is an overseas department of France. Its 330,000 inhabitants are French citizens.
The Caribs called the island Karukera or “land of beautiful waters”. Following Columbus’ visit in 1493, when he named the island Santa Marie de Guadelupe de Estremadura, the Caribs defended all attempts to colonize. Finally, in 1635, the French succeeded, and the 1763 Treaty of Paris committed Guadeloupe to France.
Posted by dave at April 7, 2005 11:21 AM